RGD-72 Grenade

RGD-72 (Manual Grenade - Dostoy, Model 1872)
Type: Hand Grenade
Explosive Charge: 90g TNT
Fuse Type: Pulled striker. 5-6 seconds.
Kill Radius: 15m with fragmentation sleeve, 10m without
Total Weight: 500g without fragmentation sleeve, 750g with sleeve

The RGD-72 is a very basic grenade. The problem of having a manually-thrown bomb of some kind is relatively new to Equus - Equestria uses both rocket propelled explosives and grenade launchers to solve the issue, but both weapons are large and require either a dedicated soldier or an adapted weapon. The Herdiet Union came up with this - a grenade that can be thrown from a pony's mouth. The large ring on the base of the explosive acts as both a fuse safety and as a handle to spin the grenade through the air - the handle is grasped in the pony's mouth, and the neck whipped in the direction desired as hard as possible.

The large latch safety is necessary for both carrying the weapon, and for preventing it from going off accidentally. Given the physiology of ponies, they can't simply grasp a standard grenade pin with their fingers and pull it. Instead, this safety latch is disengaged by biting the end and pulling it off. The safety latch can only be disengaged if pulled by the base (at the handle), thus having a clip at the head of the grenade for it to be fastened to clothing or webbing is not an issue. Once the latch is disengaged, the handle is whipped out into its extended position, which ignites the fuse. Once the handle is pulled, of course, Mr. Grenade is no longer our friend.